Three Sixteen

3:16 is about Troopers killing things, wiping out civilizations, all across the Cosmos. This high-octane Science Fiction RPG designed by Gregor Hutton ("the best RPG designer in the UK today." - James Wallis) is a winner of a High Ronny Award for Games Design. Featuring a stunning cover by Paul Bourne (a|state, Cold City, Hot War) and haunting interiors by Gregor Hutton 3:16 is a visual treat and a rip-roaring game of blood, guts and drama.

This high-octane Science-Fiction role-playing game for 2 or more players has your Space Troopers killing bugs all across the Cosmos. You’ll advance in rank, improve your weapons, slay civilization after civilization and find out who you are through an innovative “Flashback” mechanic.

Terra’s plan is to kill every living thing in the Universe to protect the home world. See where your tour of duty in the 3:16th Expeditionary Force takes you and your friends. Revel in the kill-happy machismo and enjoy a campaign of Carnage Amongst The Stars.

3:16 is a Science-Fiction role-playing game about Carnage Amongst The Stars.• Take your squad of kill-happy Troopers and annihilate bugs!• Low preparation, elegant game system.• Delivers developing campaign play.• Lavishly illustrated and designed book.• Winner of a High Ronny Award for Games Design for the original version.• ENnie Awards (2009) nominee• Indie RPG Awards (2008) Game of the Year (2nd), Best Production (2nd), Best Support (3rd), Innovation (3rd)• Greywulf's Game of the Year (2008)• Featured on OgreCave.com's Christmas List (2008)

I really liked this game when it first came out, and it was fun for a couple of one-shots. However, other groups didn't like the lack of meaningful mechanics in terms of in-game combat. Combat gets immensely repetitive very quickly. For a game focusing [...]

A very inspired and inspiring game. I'm not a huge fan of space opera or the 40K flavor, but I got this after a recommendation by Robin Laws. And it did not disappoint. I think it would definitely take a certain type of player to get into the proper spiri [...]

The Style: The cover art looks professional. The inside art is stylized but crude. It however captures the feel of the game. The quantity of the illustrations makes up for the quality, which is how I prefer than the other way around. They layout is clean [...]

3:16 is a well-designed RPG with a quick-to-learn set of rules. There is ample space for narration and character development, if players wish to do so, but there's still enough structure to help guiding play. The premise of an expeditionary force set [...]

Character generation is a breeze, play is fun and fast, and the rules not only don't get in the way, they actually help with telling the story. 3:16 Carnage Among The Stars is great for a pickup game, because it's so fast to get ready to run. If new peopl [...]

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